Jean Sibelius and Olin Downes : music, friendship, criticism
Few composers in the history of music have had so ardent a champion as Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) had in Olin Downes (1886-1955), the highly influential music critic for the New York Times. The evangelical zeal with which Downes promoted the work of Sibelius to the American people transformed the Finnish composer into an immensely popular figure in American musical culture. In the first volume to explore the importance and the impact of the relationship between Sibelius and Downes, Glenda Dawn Goss draws on her exhaustive examination of nearly thirty years of their correspondence to chart the course of this unique musical friendship, providing revealing insights into the lives and careers of both men
eBook, English, ©1995
Northeastern University Press, Boston, ©1995